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UC students see rapid rise with their startup idea

March 14, 2024

Two University of Cincinnati students gave themselves just 30 minutes to come up with an idea for a startup business. Not only did they succeed, their idea has won multiple pitch competitions in the past year. Joe Kuncheria Panjikaran and Aniruddhan Ramesh are the founders of PhizzIO (pronounced “fizz-e-oh”), a startup that’s creating a business-to-business solution to improve physical therapy.

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The University of Cincinnati has a student-run formula electric racing team

April 11, 2024

The University of Cincinnati has a longstanding presence in the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) competition. For several decades, UC students have built Formula and BAJA style cars to race and compete against schools nationwide at various competitions. However, with the emergence and growth in popularity of electric cars, one student set out to make UC's very first electric vehicle team. Bearcat Electric Vehicle (BEV) was founded by UC alumnus Sagar Tawari, during his time as a student. In the 2019-2020 academic year, Tiwari recruited members and created the university's first all-electric formula racing team.

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The world is driven by liquid-vapor phase change

April 4, 2024

University of Cincinnati professor Kishan Bellur is captivated by evaporation - a phenomena that is happening all the time, all around us, but few of us notice. Most liquid surfaces, for example, water in a test tube, are not flat. There is a slight curvature to it called the meniscus. As the liquid evaporates, it climbs up the side of the tube forming a very thin liquid film that is hard to see with the naked eye. Understanding the evaporation process and the behavior of these films are the focus of Bellur's latest research.

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Engineering students learn importance of global connections

May 29, 2024

At the University of Cincinnati, students can enroll in the Global Technical Workforce course to gain professional skills that complement their technical engineering skills. Through the course, students are equipped with tools to contribute to the increasingly global and diverse work environment. Students are taught how to work in global teams and communicate interculturally and at the end of the course get the opportunity to put these skills to practice through a short study abroad trip. This year, along with faculty Eric Payton and Aimee Frame, two groups of students went to Germany and Ghana.

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NEXT Innovation Scholar mixes global outreach with new ideas

June 10, 2024

As a first-generation student from Dubai, Jonathan Raj’s international background has been instrumental in shaping his expertise in intercultural communication and cross-disciplinary collaboration through the University of Cincinnati's NEXT Innovation Scholars program.

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KFC chief marketer awarded UC engineering alumni honor

March 22, 2021

University of Cincinnati alumna Andrea Zahumensky proves that an engineering degree can provide a valuable foundation for a successful career in any field. Zahumensky earned her degree from in industrial engineering in 2000 and she carved her path from engineering through IT and into marketing. Since 2017, she has been the Chief Marketing Officer of KFC U.S., a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, leading marketing, advertising, media and digital initiatives. Prior to joining KFC, Zahumensky had a 20-year career at P&G. She is being honored with the 2020 Herman Schneider Distinguished Alumni Award from the UC College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS).

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Better-fitting face masks greatly improve COVID-19 protection

June 9, 2021

University of Cincinnati researchers found that while N95 masks are effective barriers against airborne diseases like COVID-19, poorly fitting masks can have substantial leaks around the face that reduce their effectiveness and increase the risk of infection.

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Bats are great at small talk in the air

July 15, 2021

Echoes from bats are so simple that a sound file of their calls can be compressed 90% without losing much information, according to a study by the University of Cincinnati.